CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 respectively and percentage of children among male and female is 25 and 20 respectively. If number of adult females is 156800, what is the total population of the city? 3023 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9
5b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9- 14,12,480false
- 23,67,500true
- 35,44,700false
- 42,98,948false
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Answer : 2. "3,67,500"
Explanation :
Answer: B) 3,67,500 Explanation: Let the total population be 'p' Given ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 In that percentage of children among male and female is 25% and 20% => Adults male and female % = 75% & 80% But given adult females is = 156800 => 80%(8p/15) = 156800 => 80 x 8p/15 x 100 = 156800 => p = 156800 x 15 x 100/80 x 8 => p = 367500 Therefore, the total population of the city = p = 367500
Q: If the third day of a month is Tuesday, which of the following would be the 4th day before the 27th day of that month? 3015 15b5cc7f3e4d2b41977751ed9
5b5cc7f3e4d2b41977751ed9- 1Tuesdayfalse
- 2Mondaytrue
- 3Wednesdayfalse
- 4Sundayfalse
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Answer : 2. "Monday"
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Answer: B) Monday Explanation: Dates on which Tuesday fall are 3,10,17, and 24 Hence, the 27th day of the month will be (Tuesday + 3 days=)Friday Required day of the month = Friday - 4 = Monday
Q: Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals ? 3011 15b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e86c
5b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e86c- 1Mercurytrue
- 2Zincfalse
- 3Tinfalse
- 4Leadfalse
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Answer : 1. "Mercury"
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Answer: A) Mercury Explanation:
Q: Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ? 3006 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc66
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc66- 1Donkeyfalse
- 2Lionfalse
- 3Elephantfalse
- 4Horsetrue
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Answer : 4. "Horse"
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Answer: D) Horse Explanation: The cat's foot is called a paw. The horse's foot is called a hoof.
Q: A Cricket team of 23 people all shake hands with each other exactly once. How many hand shakes occur ? 3005 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa90
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa90- 1142false
- 2175false
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Answer : 4. "253"
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Answer: D) 253 Explanation: The first person shakes hands with 22 different people, the second person also shakes hands with 22 different people, but one of those handshakes was counted in the 22 for the first person, so the second person actually shakes hands with 21 new people. The third person, 20 people, and so on... So, 22 + 21 + 20 + 19 + 18 + 17 + 16 + 15 + 14 + 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1= n(n+1)/2 = 22 x 23 /2 = 11 x 23 = 253.
Q: Which of the following is not purely output device? 3005 15b5cc688e4d2b4197774c32c
5b5cc688e4d2b4197774c32c- 1Printerfalse
- 2Speakerfalse
- 3Plotterfalse
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Answer : 4. "Screen"
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Answer: D) Screen Explanation: A touch screen is the only device which works as both an input and an output device among the given options. You view the options available to you on the screen (output) and you then use your finger to touch the option that you have chosen (input). Hence, Screen is not purely output device.
Q: _ tu _ rt _ s _ _ usrtu _ 3002 05b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e843
5b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e843- 1rsutrrfalse
- 2rsurtrfalse
- 3rsurtstrue
- 4rtusrufalse
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Answer : 3. "rsurts"
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Answer: C) rsurts Explanation: The series rtus/rtus/rtus/rtus. Thus, the pattern 'rtus' is repeated.
Q: What element behaves most like magnesium? 3001 05b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b568
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b568- 1Siliconfalse
- 2Strontiumtrue
- 3Sulphurfalse
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Answer : 2. "Strontium"
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Answer: B) Strontium Explanation: We know that, Elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar characteristics. Here Magnesium and Strontium shared some similar properties because they both belong to the same group. Sr is the chemical symbol for strontium which is a group two element; it has atomic number of 38.